S Korea's ex-president Yoon guilty of abuse of power in martial law bidEPA/ShutterstockYoon was impeached in 2024 for his martial law attemptSouth Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol has been found guilty of abuse of power, obstructing justice and falsifying documents in relation to his failed martial law bid in 2024. Prosecutors have sought a 10-year jail term for this set of charges. The sentence will come at a later date. This is the first of the verdicts in four trials linked to his shock martial law decree. Although short-lived, the move plunged the country into turmoil, sparking protests as MPs rushed to the national assembly to overturn Yoon's decision.
